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Microsoft Office Excel 2007

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Contents

Topics ................................................................................................................................. 4

Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................................. 4

Getting Started: Navigating MS Excel 2007 ............................................................... 5

Introducing the Ribbon ........................................................................................................ 5

Tips for Using the Ribbon ................................................................................................... 5

The Microsoft Office Button ................................................................................................ 8

Using the New MS Excel 2007: Creating a Slide Spreadsheet ................................ 10

Step 1: Initiating and Preparing a New Workbook ............................................................ 11

Step 2: Setting up the Design and Layout Parameters ..................................................... 13

Step 3: Adding a Table and Data ...................................................................................... 15

Step 4: Adding a Chart ...................................................................................................... 17

Save as a PDF file using the Add-Ins option .................................................................... 19

On Your Own: Create an Academic Calendar: ................................................................. 21

Appendix .................................................................................................................. 24

A: File Extensions ............................................................................................................. 25



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Workshop Overview

In this workshop, participants will gain hands-on experience with Microsoft Excel 2007. Participants will first learn to use the new Ribbon to quickly locate commands. You will then customize the Quick Access Toolbar to set up common tools that are independent of the Ribbon Tabs. Participants will learn to use the new MS Office Button (formerly the “File Menu”, prepare slide format, insert clipart, add text to slides. You will learn about the new file name extensions and file formats in MS Office and their purpose. Finally, after you have created a sample spreadsheet you will convert it to both HTML and PDF formats.

Topics

Ribbon

MS Office Button

Quick Access Toolbar

Slide Creation

File Extensions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this workshop, participants will be able to create a slide spreadsheet using MS Excel 2007 by:

• Navigating MS Excel 2007 and gaining experiences using the new tabbed Ribbon.

• Setting up and customizing the Quick Access Toolbar.

• Initializing a new Spreadsheet, Setting up Design layout, View options

• Inserting and Formatting Text

• Inserting Illustrations, Tables, Charts and Data

• Explaining the purpose of the new File Name Extension and Office XML Formats

• Saving as PDF file format



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Getting Started: Navigating MS Excel 2007

Introducing the Ribbon

The new Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (and for that matter, all of the New Office 2007 applications) looks very different to the Office 2003 suite of applications you may be familiar with. Keep in mind that the functionality and purpose of each of these applications has not changed. Microsoft has redesigned its Office suite to make your work easier, faster, and more efficient. The Office suite has also been updated to be more user-friendly, better integration and interoperability with other productivity applications and seamless integration and adaptability with Internet technologies.

Let’s begin by taking a look at this new interface and the Ribbon….

The first thing you may notice is the new look of the toolbar across the top. The old pop-down menu has been redesigned as a series of tabs (Home, Insert, Design, etc) in what is now called the “Ribbon”. You will see this ribbon scheme in most all new 2007 applications including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Access.

Tips for Using the Ribbon

The Ribbon is designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task. Commands are organized in logical groups that are collected together under tabs. Each tab relates to a type of activity, such as writing or laying out a page. To reduce screen clutter, some tabs are shown only when they are needed.

There is no way to delete or replace the Ribbon with the toolbars and menus from the earlier versions of Microsoft Office. However, you can minimize the Ribbon to make more space available on your screen.



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Always keep the Ribbon minimized

1. Click Customize Quick Access Toolbar.

2. In the list, click Minimize the Ribbon. To use the Ribbon while it is minimized, click the tab you want to use, and then click the option or command you want to use. For example, with the Ribbon minimized, you can select text in your Excel spreadsheet, click the Home tab, and then in the Font group, click the size of the text you want. After you click the text size you want, the Ribbon goes back to being minimized.

Keep the Ribbon minimized for a short time

To quickly minimize the Ribbon, double-click the name of the active tab. Double-click a tab again to restore the Ribbon.

Restore the Ribbon

1. Click Customize Quick Access Toolbar .

2. In the list, click Minimize the Ribbon.

Keyboard shortcut: To minimize or restore the Ribbon, press CTRL+F1.

Activity: Click on each of the tabs and observe the tools that are associated with each tab, then answer the following questions:

1. ___________ Where is the “What-If Analysis” button? What does it do?

2. Describe “Cell Styles” option. What does it do (hint: mouse-over and click “Cell Styles” button under the Home Tab )? Note: we will revisit this option in more detail.



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The Microsoft Office Button

What happened to the File menu?

The File menu where you originally open, save, print, page format or begin a new document has been replaced with the new Microsoft Office Button

All of the same functionality still exists but some new options are also available now. When you open the MS Office Button, the first two options, “New” and “Open” functions the same as before.

“Save” option will save your document in the native format that it was originally opened in. For example, if you opened an older MS 2003 spreadsheet, it would be saved back in its original format. A 2007 formatted spreadsheet is saved in the new xlsx or xlsm format.

Read Appendix A: Introduction to New File Name Extensions and Office XML Formats to learn about the new formats and extension names. Look for the Excel extensions.

The “Save As” option provides several choices for saving your document. Note the “XPS” and PDF options. These can also be installed in the Add-Ins tab



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Activity:

#1 When you load a template or add-in, it remains loaded for the current Excel session only. If you quit and then restart Excel, the template or add-in is not automatically reloaded. List three Excel 2007 Add-Ins which are available.

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Excel Options.

2. Click Add-Ins.

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#2 Where do you go to orient your Spreadsheet by switching between Portrait and Landscape orientation?

Tab: _________________________________

Button: _______________________________

#3 List 5 main options found under “Conditional Formatting” located on the Home Tab?

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Using the New MS Excel 2007: Creating a Slide Spreadsheet

Now that you have had an opportunity to become familiar with the new look and some of the new navigation and document preparation features of MS Excel 2007, it’s time to create a short spreadsheet. This activity will include the most common tools and formatting options used in creating spreadsheets. We will also generate a PDF version of your final document.

We will design a sample grade book in Excel spreadsheet using common tools. Here are the following “parts” to our practice spreadsheet:

1. Label Row at top

2. Sample table data with names and grades

3. Grade Chart

4. Formatted Columns

5. Printing Spreadsheet to a PDF file

These are common pieces that are placed in all syllabi. After completing this exercise, you should be able to create/modify your own slide spreadsheets using MS Excel 2007

Activity Objectives:

After you complete this exercise, you will be able to demonstrate how to do the following:

Set up spreadsheet layout

Insert a Label Row

Set up Text Styles for Cells.

Insert table

Insert Chart

Save as a PDF file using the Add-Ins option



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Step 1: Initiating and Preparing a New Workbook

Open MS Excel 2007 if you have not already done so. Chose “New”. If you already have Excel open, then simply choose “Blank WorkSheet” under the MS Office Button “Blank and Recent” button:

Note: that when you select “New” a dialog will open with several options. The Blank and Recent button is what we want but before selecting it, look at some of the other options for selecting pre-formatted document styles.

Simply click on the links below Microsoft Office Online to see the many pre-formatting options and styles you can choose from.



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When you have finished looking at some of the style options, select the very top link “Blank and Recent”, make sure the “Blank Workbook” is highlighted (selected) in the center of the dialog and then click “Create” button at the lower right corner of the New dialog.

Next, choose the MS button again and select the “Save” option

Save your new blank document to your “H-Drive” as “Workshop Spreadsheet.xlsx”.

Note: you do not need to actually type “.xlsx” at the end of the file name. It is automatically placed there when the file is saved.

Proceed to Step 2: Setting up the Spreadsheet Design & Layout Parameters.



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Step 2: Setting up the Design and Layout Parameters

Select each tab and choose the options as defined below. Home Tab:

Select all Cells by choosing the Left-top corner between A-1 cell

Set the Font to “Arial”, Size 11 Align to Middle of Cell Select Align Text Left



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Page Layout Tab:

Theme: Solstice Orientation: Portrait Size: Letter

View Tab:

Choose Page Layout button Show/Hide: Check Ruler, Gridlines, Formula Bar, and Headings

First Select the “Click to Add Header” at the top of Sheet 1 and add some information.

The header is divided into 3 parts. We have chosen to add a title, School name and a date to the Header.



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Step 3: Adding a Table and Data

Next, select Insert Tab. Click in the A-1 cell and drag the cursor across the page and down to select all cells from A-1 to H6 as shown

Click the Table button and select OK when the “Create Table” dialog appears.

Now click in each Label cell and label them as shown and add data to your spreadsheet:



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Leave the Midterm and Final columns empty.

Select the Insert Formula noted by the symbol “ ”

Choose “Average” from the list of Insert Function Dialog. Then “select C-1 and C-2 cells by dragging the cursor over them and Click OK at the bottom of the “Function Arguments” dialog Note that the value of all cells are now averaged in the Mid Term column. Excel automatically copied the formula down to all cells in that column but changed the cells to average to the proper cells in each row. Do the same but select the cells for Final.



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Step 4: Adding a Chart

Go to Insert Tab

Drag the cursor across the table cells A-1 through H-7 to select the whole table

Select the Line Chart button and use the Line Chart option we selected as shown

The Chart will display using the Data from the Table cells. You can drag the chart to any place on the page.



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By right-clicking on the chart, you can format the Plot area to add special effects.



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Save as a PDF file using the Add-Ins option

PDF is a fixed-layout electronic file format that preserves document formatting and enables file sharing. The PDF format ensures that when the file is viewed online or printed, it retains exactly the format that you intended, and that data in the file cannot easily be changed. The PDF format is also useful for documents that will be reproduced by using commercial printing methods.

To view a PDF file, you must have a PDF reader installed on your computer. One reader is the Acrobat Reader, available from Adobe Systems.

After you save a file as PDF, you cannot use your 2007 Office release program to make changes directly to the PDF file. You must make changes to the original 2007 Office release file in the 2007 Office release program in which you created it and save the file as PDF again.

What are they?

Portable Document Format (PDF) PDF is a fixed-layout electronic file format that preserves document formatting and enables file sharing. The PDF format ensures that when the file is viewed online or printed, it retains exactly the format that you intended, and that data in the file cannot be easily changed. The PDF format is also useful for documents that will be reproduced by using commercial printing methods.

XML Paper Specification (XPS) XPS is a fixed-layout electronic file format that preserves document formatting and enables file sharing. The XPS format ensures that when the file is viewed online or printed, it retains exactly the format that you intended, and that data in the file cannot be easily changed.

Save a file in PDF format

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button

, point to the arrow next to

Save As, and then click PDF or

XPS.

2. In the File Name list, type or select

a name for the document.

3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.

1. If you want to open the file

immediately after saving it,

select the Open file after



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publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader

installed on your computer.

When the Save As Dialog appears click Publish.



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On Your Own: Create an Academic Calendar:

Spreadsheet:

Template: Choose Calendars from Microsoft Office Downloads and select the current academic/fiscal year calendar:

Click “Download”

Page Setup: Landscape (may be default)

View: Page View

Theme: Leave theme as is from MS download

Modify the content of the next month to reflect your schedule (notice the months tabs as Workbook sheet labels across the bottom)

Save as a PDF and print your new calendar.



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You have now successfully completed the Workshop: Microsoft Office Excel 2007. You should now be able to navigate the new interface using the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar, create and customize you own Excel spreadsheets by using some common tools like tables and text formats, and insert graphics. You should also be able to save them in PDF, XPS and HTML formats.

If you are not able to do the following, please contact your instructor for assistance:

• Navigating MS PowerPoint 2007 and gaining experiences using the new tabbed Ribbon.


• Initializing a new Spreadsheet, Setting up Page and Design Layout, and Theme

• Formatting Text

• Inserting Illustrations, Charts Tables and Data


• Converting to a PDF file format

Look for other MS Office 2007 Training opportunities on our Web Site. Select Office 2007 from the main Men:

http://online.tarleton.edu/faculty/index.htm

Comments about this or other training offerings are welcome.

CITDE Training Center Contact Information

CITDE is located in the Tarleton Center Room 131 at the main campus Box T-0810 - Main Office: 254.968.9060

Dr. Melissa Becker, Faculty Training Coordinator Training Office: 254.968.9307 [email protected]

http://online.tarleton.edu/faculty/index.htm

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Congratulations! You have completed the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Workshop. You should now be able to do the following tasks. If you have questions about this workshop, contact your instructor.

• Navigating MS Excel 2007 and gaining experiences using the new tabbed Ribbon.


• Initializing a new Spreadsheet, Setting up Design layout, View options

• Inserting and Formatting Text

• Inserting Illustrations, Tables, Charts and Data


• Saving as PDF file format



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Appendix

A: Introduction to New File Name Extensions and Office XML Formats



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A: File Extensions

Introduction to new file name extensions and Office XML Formats

Applies to: Microsoft Office Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Word 2007

The 2007 Microsoft Office system introduces a new file format that is based on XML. It is called Microsoft Office Open XML Formats and applies to Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. This article summarizes key benefits of the new format, describes what the new file name extensions are, and discusses how you can share the 2007 Office release files with people who are using earlier versions of Office.

In this article

What are the benefits of Office XML Formats?

What are the new file name extensions?

Can different versions of Office share the same files?

What are the benefits of Office XML Formats?

The Office XML Formats introduces a number of benefits — not only for developers and the solutions that they build, but also for individual people and organizations of all sizes:

Compact files Files are automatically compressed and can be up to 75 percent smaller in some cases. The Office XML Formats uses zip compression technology to store documents, offering potential cost savings as it reduces the disk space required to store files and decreases the bandwidth needed to send files via e-mail, over networks, and across the Internet. When you open a file, it is automatically unzipped. When you save a file, it is automatically zipped again. You do not have to install any special zip utilities to open and close files in the 2007 Office release.

Improved damaged-file recovery Files are structured in a modular fashion that keeps different data components in the file separate from each other. This allows files to be opened even if a component within the file (for example, a chart or table) is damaged or corrupted.

Better privacy and more control over personal information Documents can be shared confidentially, because personally identifiable information and business-sensitive information, such as author names, comments, tracked changes, and file paths can be easily identified and removed by using Document Inspector. For details, see Remove hidden data and personal information from Office documents.

Better integration and interoperability of business data Using Office XML Formats as the data interoperability framework for the 2007 Office release set of products means that documents, worksheets, presentations, and forms can be saved in an XML file format that is freely available for anyone to use and to license, royalty free. Office also supports customer-defined XML Schemas that enhance the existing Office document types. This means that customers can easily unlock information in existing systems and act upon it in familiar Office programs. Information that is created within Office can be easily used by other business applications. All you need to open and edit an Office file is a ZIP utility and an XML editor.

Easier detection of documents that contain macros Files that are saved by using the default "x" suffix (such as .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx) cannot contain Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros and XLM macros.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/FX100646951033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/FX100648951033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/FX100649251033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=HA100340221033&CTT=5&Origin=HA100069351033

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100069351033.aspx#2



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Only files whose file name extension ends with an "m" (such as .docm, .xlsm, and .pptm) can contain macros.

NOTE You might sometimes need to save your files in the binary file format that was used in earlier versions of

Office. For example, you might be working on a document with someone who has an earlier version of Office. For this reason, the 2007 Office release still allows you to save files in in binary format.

Before you decide to save your file in a binary format, read the Can different versions of Office share the same files? section of this article.

What are the new file name extensions?

By default, documents, worksheets, and presentations that you create in the 2007 Office release are saved in XML format with new file name extensions that add an "x" or an "m" to the file name extensions that you are already familiar with. The "x" signifies an XML file that has no macros, and the "m" signifies an XML file that does contain macros. For example, when you save a document in Word, the file now uses the .docx file name extension by default, rather than the .doc file name extension.

When you save a file as a template, you see the same sort of change. The template extension used in earlier versions is there, but it now has an "x" or an "m" on the end. If your file contains code or macros, you must save it by using the new macro-enabled XML file format, which adds an "m" for macro to the file extension.

The following tables list all of the default file extensions in Office Word 2007, Office Excel 2007, and Office PowerPoint 2007.

Word

XML file type Extension

Document .docx

Macro-enabled document .docm

Template .dotx

Macro-enabled template .dotm





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Excel


Workbook .xlsx

Macro-enabled workbook .xlsm

Template .xltx

Macro-enabled template .xltm

Non-XML binary workbook .xlsb

Macro-enabled add-in .xlam

PowerPoint


Presentation .pptx

Macro-enabled presentation .pptm

Template .potx

Macro-enabled template .potm

Macro-enabled add-in .ppam

Show .ppsx

Macro-enabled show .ppsm

Slide .sldx

Macro-enabled slide .sldm

Office theme .thmx

.Can different versions of Office share the same files?

The 2007 Office release allows you to save files in the new Office XML Formats and in the binary file format of earlier versions of Office. The 2007 Office release includes both compatibility checkers and file converters to facilitate file-sharing between different versions of Office.

Opening existing files in the 2007 Office release You can open and work on a file that was created in an earlier version of Office, and then save it in its existing format. Because you might be working on a document with someone who uses an earlier version of Office, you don't want to introduce any features supported only by the 2007 Office release. The 2007 Office release uses a compatibility checker that checks to make sure that you have not introduced a feature that an earlier version of Office does not support. When you save the file, the compatibility checker reports those features to you and then allows you to remove them before continuing with the save.



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For more information about using the 2007 Office release to open documents, workbooks, and presentations created in earlier versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, see the links in the See Also section.

Opening the 2007 Office release files in earlier versions of Office You can open and edit a 2007 Office release file in an earlier version of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint by downloading the necessary file converters. On the computer with an earlier version of Office, go to the Download Center and download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint File Formats.

IMPORTANT For the converters to work, your version of Microsoft Office must first be updated to one of the service

packs listed here. After you have installed the service pack for your version of Office, then download the converter.

Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1

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